Howard County, MD Mobility & Curb Rules: Bike Lane Rules (2026)

101(b-1) defines a bike lane as any portion of a roadway or shoulder that has been designated, by a traffic control device, for single-directional bicycle flow and for preferential or exclusive bicyclist use. 221(a) lists 20 specific places where an individual may not stop, stand, or park, and item (20), added in 2020, puts a marked bike lane on that list alongside driveways, intersections, sidewalks, crosswalks, and tow-away zones. The prohibition applies unless stopping is necessary to avoid conflicting traffic or is required by a Police Officer or another traffic control device, so a brief stop to yield to oncoming traffic is treated differently than parking or standing in the lane.

221(b), the Howard County Police Department can impound the vehicle outright rather than issue only a citation, the same enforcement tool available for driveway blocking, sidewalk parking, and tow-away zone violations. 213, distinct from the criminal misdemeanor track that caps fines at $100 for other stopping and parking violations. 403A, a narrower infrastructure measure distinct from the exclusive bike lanes covered by the parking ban.